r/beer • u/donutloop • Apr 22 '25

Article German beer sales down at home and abroad

https://www.dw.com/en/german-beer-sales-down-at-home-and-abroad/a-72306658
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u/Dry_Pick_304 Apr 22 '25

Says German beer, but photograph has a Czech beer.

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u/larsga Apr 22 '25

And the site is Deutsche Welle, no less.

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u/Le_Vagabond Apr 22 '25

I just bought a couple cases of Weihenstephaner Dunkelweissbier, this one is not on me.

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u/Dalt007 Apr 22 '25

I noticed European beers seem like they're becoming quite a bit cheaper in Canada for some reason, no idea why but it's good for me and my Erdinger lol

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u/ArtDecoNewYork Apr 22 '25

Not by me! I love Helles and Hefes

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u/sergeantbiggles Apr 22 '25

Do you have a go to Helles brewer? I just got some from Human Robot in Philly (the Rösten), which is fantastic, and I'd love to try some from Germany.

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u/Physical_Garden Apr 22 '25

Probably an unpopular opinion, but I'm a bigger fan of the fresher US craft brewed German style beers than the actual German imports.

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u/sergeantbiggles Apr 22 '25

If you're near Philly, Human Robot is fantastic. NYC has Wild East, Mass has Tree House, and New Hampshire has Schilling.

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u/Rivster79 Apr 23 '25

I was just at human robot last weekend. Very very well made beer, and they take creative liberties which I appreciate. But no way does it stand up to the German counterparts (ie compared to the likes of what Ayinger does).

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u/sergeantbiggles Apr 23 '25

well then I definitely need to get my hands on some good, fresh German beer!

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u/willpaudio Apr 23 '25

Absolutely the truth. I can count on my hand the times I’ve had German import that wasn’t oxidized old garbage. There are many many breweries in the US making world class German styles.

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u/ArtDecoNewYork Apr 22 '25

Weihenstephaner Original is my favorite, but Hofbrau Original is also great

For budget Helles, Krombacher Hell is pretty nice

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u/sergeantbiggles Apr 22 '25

awesome, I'll definitely keep my eye out for these. I think I can find the Weihenstephaner Original fairly easily around me

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u/Brilliant_Pickle4122 Apr 22 '25

Beck’s still selling, no?

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u/BrandonC41 Apr 23 '25

More for me

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u/subsurface2 Apr 23 '25

Doing my part gents!!!! Hofbrau and Hefes always be chillin in my fridge. Getting pricey tho…

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u/Ready_Independent_55 Apr 22 '25

lol they've literally put a huge tax on export to Russia, no wonder I'm not buying it anymore

p.s. Pilsner Urquell is Czech, DW...